Ojo: The "Cholo Word Of The Day" is simply for fun. This is not an academic exercise, therefore I do not spend much time checking for espelling or grammatical errors. Most of the words are not only used by "cholos," but by many people in S. Texas - and their usage can vary. c/s

Sunday, October 02, 2005

Mexican Immigrants Targeted in Georgia

Authorities have linked a string of home invasions that left five Mexican immigrants dead with an armed robbery that occurred last month after reviewing descriptions of weapons used in both crimes.

Javier Guzman and Juventino Leon were assaulted in their trailer on Sept. 13 by three men wielding chrome pistols and baseball bats, similar to the weapons used in the south Georgia slayings on Friday.

4 Comments:

Anonymous said...

Why is this not being treated as a hate crime? Are hate crimes only commited against gays and blacks? Where is Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpen to speak about social injustice or equality? Where is the 6 oclock news to report this?Worst of all why isn't our community demanding answers on behalf of our paisanos? Wake up Chicano/a community...

As an American who has been trying for some two years to aquire the theability to live abroad and NOT getting my permits the recent going onswith Immigration here have sparked my intrest. below you will find anarticle from an ex-pat site about Americans Living in Latin America whoare being told that they are not wanted and that they should go home. Ihope you will keep in mind in the comming months. If other countiesspecifically Mexico are not going to embrace Americans that are there whyshould Mexicans be welcomed here?

http://www.expatfocus.com/index.php?name=Blogs&mode=display&id=321

Americans Marching on Mexico City.

(The Americas Press Agency, March 29, 2006)

Thousands of Americans residents in Mexico marched on Mexico City; andhundreds more marched on other Latin American capitals to protest whatthey perceive to be the unfair treatment they have been receiving in thosecountries.

“We cannot work here”, complained John Smith, a resident of Tijuana. “Theytell me: “Mexico is supposed to be for Mexicans.” “I have applied for manyjobs here, at restaurants, and also at factories. I have run out of mysavings and explained to them that I had a family to feed. They werelaughing at me and showed me the door. They said that non-citizens werenot eligible to work here. “You are not a Mexican”, they said. The ownerof the factory got angry at me and screamed on top of his voice- “Yankee,go home”!

Jane Johnson, a long time resident in San Juan, Costa Rica, has lost herjob with the American company where she had been working for the past fouryears. She had been trying to find work with the local company, but wastold that “All the opportunities in our country are for Ticos (CostaRicans)”, and that “Americans are not eligible to work here”, “We do nothire foreigners!” “What will I do?” complained Jane, “I have no money andI must go back to my country. These people are racist. They won’t give mea job. Not even one of them”.

Steven Jefferson, a resident in Guatemala City has complained that when hewent to the local hospital he was not able to get free treatment there.“They said that I actually had to pay for the medical exam. That ispreposterous! I deserve free medical treatment! And how come nobody speaksEnglish here and there are no signs and brochures in English? English isthe language of the world! How come these people do not speak it?”

Many Americans were carrying star-spangles banners and singing “Oh, saycan you see…”

Police with dogs and water cannon, aided by the local immigrationofficials with batons and night sticks started dispersing thedemonstrators. There were army trucks nearby and riot troops were calledin. The protests attracted crowds of angry local onlookers many of whomwere chanting “Gringos! Go back to your country!” Some members of thecrowd grabbed the American flags that the protesters were carrying andstarted stomping on them. Many hit the Americans while shouting “Youaccursed Yankees, get out of our country!” at them.

Robert Ferguson, an American resident in another Latin American city hadthis to say: “When I came here with money and stayed at five-star hotels,they were treating me so nicely, and everybody was so friendly to me andrespectful and all that. I had dates with beautiful ladies. I was like aking here. When I ran out of money, the people turned into devils. Thesmiles just disappeared. They are treating me like a dog now. Nobody willgive me a job. I have been to hundreds of places. Here, if your last nameis not Gomez, Lopez, or Rodriguez, you cannot work anywhere. Nobody willeven consider you. They do not want a poor American, a poor foreigner tobe a burden on their economy. They are so nationalistic and racist! Whatcan I do? I am starving. Please, American Embassy, take me home! Somebody,please help! You can send me money by Western Union”.

Jose Rodriguez, a Mexican citizen, has commented- “They come to ourcountry and they want jobs? But this is our country. They have no right tobe here. They are only guests here. Yankees, go back home! We don’t wantyou here! Come with money or get out! We do not need a poor Gringocompeting with the locals! “Mexico is para los Mexicanos!” Viva Mexico!”

Col. Jorge Perez of the local anti-riot forces had this to say: “We’regoing to get every one of these darn Gringo foreigners, and deport themwithin days”. The ones that survive our jails and torture chambers, thatis. We do not like to release cripples; it makes our country look bad. We,Mexicans, are nice people if you are rich, but don’t you dare come hereand look for work! We don’t like indigents. And also, if you overstay yourvisa and are in the country illegally we have special treatment for you.It will make the Spanish Inquisition look like kids camp”.

Many arrests were made and reports of beatings, vicious canine attacks,torture in police dungeons and deportations have reached the US embassy.The American Ambassador had this comment: ‘They are racists! They do notwant to give our citizens jobs. We are friends and good neighbors. Why arethey doing it? We, Gringos, are so nice to them. We give them all thesefactory jobs and then amnesty. I will lodge a protest with the UnitedNations tomorrow!”

Several Americans, severely beaten and chased by angry Latin Americancitizens and policemen were banging on the US Embassy’s doors screaming“Help! They are going to kills us! Help!”

James Brown, a US worker who had the audacity to look for a job in Mexico,barely escaped an attack by two German shepherds unleashed on him by theMexican police and was now recuperating inside the Embassy compound. “I aman American”, he complained. “Mexico is in the Americas just like ourcountry. They are a nation of immigrants, too. The Indians are originallyfrom Siberia and then, the Spanish are from Europe. There are so manypeople here whose origins are from other countries; people whose ancestorsare Portuguese and French. And Vicente Fox has an English name. I have anuncle whose last name is Fox. We do not want much here. We just want towork and build this country and send some money from here to the US. Theladies are so beautiful, and if you have a little bit of money, the peopleare so friendly. So, I just want to work and live here. What’s wrong withthat? But they beat me so bad and they have tortured me. They said that ifI did not pay a bribe, they would not release me. I had ten dollars and Igave it to them. They let me out, but had set two vicious mutts on me andthey were chasing me all the way to the Embassy. It is all about fairness.Mexicans come to our country to work. So, we want to go to their countryto work. We want to live in Mexico, make money, have kids and also, getsome medical care. Is that too much to ask for?”

Some people have also reportedly demonstrated in several American citiesin front of the consulates of Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica chanting:“Racists! Racists! Human rights for Gringos! Human rights for Americans!”,but there has been little press coverage of the event.

Reported by Jose Smith in Mexico Cityand John Rodriguez in San Jose, Costa Rica

>>Theodore Roosevelt's ideas on Immigrants and being an AMERICAN in >>1907.>>>>"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who >>comes here>>in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, >>he shall be>>treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an >>outrage to>>discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, >>or origin. But>>this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an >>American, and>>nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. >>Any man>>who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an >>American at all.>>We have room for but one flag, the American flag... We have room >>for but one>>language here, and that is the English language... and we have >>room for but>>one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people.">>>>Theodore Roosevelt 1907>>>